New Research Suggests the Appendix Has a Purpose After All

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By msmashJan 11, 2017, 4:22 pm171 pts
The appendix is an organ thought to have gone the way of our wisdom teeth and body hair: At one point we all needed them, now people can get by just fine without them. However, it turns out, at least the appendix has some purpose in the body. From a report: Scientists, though, have never been certain what the…

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